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Heyyy guys I want to recommend a new app from this unknown indie dev, it's called Nova Launcher and even though it doesn't have a lot of customizations and optimizations like Go Launcher I really like it so you might want to try it out!

I'd actually recommend you get Nova Launcher, it allows you to rename apps, but you can also change the icon, install icon packs, change the layout of your home screen including how many rows and columns of apps you have. You can eventually do stuff like this where each of those icons are actually folders. Mine is a little cluttered because I like it like this, but you can do pretty much anything you want.

There is a free and paid version. You need a Launcher like Nova Launcher to install it. It replaces your app icons and has wallpapers that you can apply. The full versions have an animated live wallpaper.

My S6 is just a dream, never had a better phone. Got it rooted, added a custom home screen framework (&quot;Nova&quot;, learn it, love it, use it), and a Otterbox Defender shell, which is slimmer and nicer than ever.

I'm not sure if something like Nova Launcher will allow for this on stock Android. As for myself when I'm looking at the quick toggles there is one there to lock into portrait/allow for auto-rotate. Silent mode is a point of contention in Lollipop, if you press your volume button you'll get options for None, Priority and All. None is essentially silent mode but it will mean your alarm won't notify you.

Nova Launcher (among others) have a lot of customisations for your home screen and also the app drawer, definitely check it out. Play Store Link!

Don't think so but if I'm in the pull down menu looking at notifications then that's what I'm focused on, personally never considered what the other part of the screen looks like when I'm dealing with the notification shade.

Make sure in the Google Play store settings you've selected auto update by WiFi only (though I'm sure you already have). Personally I've never had that same issue you did. I too have hit update on an app only to see it is a large update and have hit stop. From my experience what happened to you is not normal.

I don't use DoublTwist personally so I can't help with those points I'm afraid, though I'm pretty sure DoubleTwist have a desktop client, perhaps that would help?

I can say that Google Play Music both on the web and on the device I've had an easy time making playlists there.

Apart from pressing the menu button in the top right corner and hitting the forward button there, I'm afraid not. Gestures like swiping left and right for forward and back would be nice in Chrome imo.

you can use an alternate launcher, I've been using Nova Launcher [link] since lolipop I also have developer options enabled to make animations run faster,animation scale 0.5x (complete the animation in half the time compared to default)

That's a built-in feature of the Google Now Launcher. Unfortunately, the Google Now Launcher has very few customization options, so your only option to get the search bar removed is to use a third party launcher app. Most third party launchers allow addition/removal of the persistent search bar (which is what all launchers call the search bar you're referring to). Personally, I can't recommend Nova Launcher enough, but it does come at the cost that the left-most screen being a Google Now shortcut is lost. You could still swipe up from the Home button on the navication bar to reach it while using any other launcher, though.

Years ago I tested about a dozen launchers, and chose Nova Launcher. (And yes, I chose it by my own, even before I started reading reddit.) The main features were the grid customization, the folder support in the drawer, showing folders in the homescreen (with contents synced with drawer folders), and locking the homescreen to prevent accidental changes.

But if you are bored with it and wan to try something different, try Lightning Launcher. It is very small, but at the same time extremely customizable and has an interesting take to the homescreen design. A few years ago, it had a free version, I don't know if it still has one. (Technical side: under-the-hood it seems to use a WebView as the homescreen.)

For the boost thing, I'm assuming this is in the notification shade? (The pull down where you see all your notifications.) You should be able to long-press it and see what app it is. Then you can go to Settings > Apps, find that app, and either uninstall or disable it. (sometimes there are apps the manufacturer doesn't let you uninstall but there is usually a disable option which turns that app off.)

Regarding the octopus: based on some light googling, it looks like an annoying non-feature that Alcatel added to Joy Launcher, which is default launcher/home screen. Doesn't seem like anyone's figured out how to get rid of it, so your best option is to install another launcher, basically bypassing Joy Launcher entirely. The most commonly recommended one is Nova Launcher; it can usually import your home screen layout from your previous launcher and is pretty simple to use.

Gosh no. Use nova launcher, then take the page indicator and the app labels off. You have nothing to lose, it's free and it takes 3 minutes. My own nail and gear screen (+many others). Sorry for solving problems :)

Launchers aren't anything to worry about as far as security and performance goes. One of the great things about Android is that if you don't like how your home screen looks, you can change it. You can change how things look and function on the home screen really easily.

Yeah, you can't. This was why the very first thing I did was go with other suggestions in this sub of replacing FoxHole (your new launcher) with Nova. It has the added advantage of getting rid of Zen, the "news" feed thingy.

If you're on Android, some devices can change it by default, or you could use an app like Nova Launcher (what I use on my S7) or Icon Changer. If you're on iOS, I'm not sure if there is a way to change icons.

You can download a different launcher. I personally use Nova Launcher, the appearance can remain pretty much identical to the Google launcher, but it brings a hell of a lot more customization, including removing the search bar.

Nova Launcher is a very customizable Android launcher. It can completely change the look and feel of your Android device. It's default settings make your Android phone resemble a stock Android device. Bear in mind this does not change the look and feel of the system that is the status bar icons, the settings app and the system apps such as the browser. You can also change the look of the icons using various icon packs that are available on the Play Store.

That depends on what you mean by remove. Touchwiz is very much baked into the factory image, so you can't really remove it from Samsung phones without flashing a custom ROM. You are able to install a different launcher and disable a lot of Samsung bloatware which makes touchwiz a lot easier to deal with even without root. I recommend installing Nova launcher ([link]) and Package Disabler Pro (note that the play store version was neutered due to the Note 7 debacle but working versions are available via side load)

I'd also pick gestures as being one of the best features.
For instance, I have my GPS apps in a single "bubble". You can touch it and it expands, showing all 5 apps. However, I have it set to run Waze if there's a finger slide.

You can also configure tricks like turning on the LED if you slide two fingers down, can have more icons at a bottom dock, etc.
Little tweaks in functionality here and there, plus it is stable and fast (especially if you disable animations).

Nova Launcher is actually one of the very few apps I bought, along with Tasker.

I have to see what Samsung added in the Note 7, but unless it's very functional, I'll probably continue using Nova.

Also, you can get Nova Launcher which would offer the most custom experience and keeping it close to stock. You can then download the Google Now Companion app from Nova's website (if I'm not mistaken) and add that swipe right for the Google now page

Edit 2: This is what I use and it's just awesome. I love OnePlus devices and their OOS launcher but I wanted the Google Now page and wanted the integrated Google search bar. This is the best solution in my opinion ����

First, Goto Settings>Display>Home screen & select another launcher, be it LG or 3rd party just as long as it's not that one. (if you already have others installed? If not, pick one you like & do so first. Nova is great IMO)

Then, uninstall whichever circle style launcher that is..?

You'll likely see the apps name in the aforementioned menu I spoke of above.

Absolutely Nova Launcher will let you customize the look of your phone. Throw in an icon pack to your liking and you'll be satisfied. The more you tweak it and mess with the app, the more you'll learn. Another thing is Macrodroid which lets you set up tasks automatically. For example lets say you want to turn off your WiFi automatically when leaving the house. Macrodroid will do it automatically

Well I think the reason I'm able to change mine is due to the Nova Launcher, and all I have to do is long press an app on my screen and hit "Edit". I'm sure there are other ways though. As for iOS, I have no idea.

Ah, yep that's definitely TouchWiz at work - it's not stock Nougat behavior. Have you tried switching to a different homescreen app, like Nova Launcher? If you're still getting the overlays you can also install an icon pack, such as Moonshine.

If the app isn't on your homescreen put it on there from the app drawer -> long press the app icon -> edit -> Then touch the icon in the pop-up window

Nova supports importing layouts from other Launchers aswell, so it should be able to copy over your old setup from the Google Now launcher! Pretty awesome, one of the few apps I shelled out the money and bought full price

Welcome to the world of Android! It might seem daunting at first, but it's really not. The great thing about Android is the unlimited possibilites thanks to third party apps. The first thing you should know about are launchers. Launchers are basically the framework for the UI for the phone. So different launchers can affect how many apps are in your dock, the spacing of your apps on your screen, etc. The most popular launcher is nova launcher. I use this one too, and I like it the best. But feel free to try out some different ones to see what you like.

You can also get some different icon packs too, to affect the look of your device. /r/androidthemes has a lot of great inspiration and resources for different icon packs, wallpapers, etc.

You can also get different apps for the messaging, camera, etc. A lot of people use hangouts for SMS messaging but another popular one is Textra. It is really clean, highly customizable, and has a great UI.

I don't really play too much games, so I couldn't really help you out there, but the sub /r/androidgaming is awesome and you can find a shitload of resources there for that. Also, the sub /r/androidapps is great for finding new apps. I found most of what I use there. And of course /r/android is awesome too.

First thing that you need to do is install a launcher. Check out Nova Launcher, it's one of the best launchers and the free version has everything that you need. Your launcher is the app that your phone opens when you hit the home button (it's your homescreen).

Once you install the launcher, open up Min and go to the Apply section in the drawer. From there click on Nova Launcher and you should be set.

you can't wrap homepage with default launcher, but you can use custom launcher for this, nova launcher for example

it shouldn't be rooted by default, if it is, you should be worried, there's something shitty going on, also rooted phones ask for permission every time some app wants to use superuser rights, what "rights" are you talking about? if you're talking about ability to remove bloatware it's normal when buying phone off contract:)

For removing apps you need root. Samsung phones have relatively more bloatware. Only way is to disable them in Settings>Apps.

And about the badge thing, you can install third party launchers like Nova Launcher or Action Launcher. I use Nova Launcher, it's great. It is paid though. It correctly shows badges for me, But I have disabled the badges because I don't like it. Also you can hide the apps you don't want in the app drawer through these launchers.

Follow that link to the Play Store and scroll down to the bottom of the page. There should be a button to opt-in to the beta. If you already have it installed, uninstall it and then reinstall it to get the beta version and boom, you now have Nova Launcher Beta!

Responsiveness definitely increased when I switched to CM12, and battery life was a bit of improvement, but I was getting real bad battery before, so anything was an improvement. But I would try Nova launcher or google now launcher Those will make the home screens more responsive and give you more of a stock feel without having to root or flash.

I'm using a Nova as my launcher and KLWP for the creation of the wallpaper.

I'm using the pro (paid) version of both, but it is possible to achieve everything without paying. The main benefit of the pro version of KLWP imo (aside from supporting the devs) is to be able to download other people's creations to use for your own use. I would wholly recommend the pro versions of both, but I would also recommend trying it for free first just to gain an understanding of the basics.

If you want to learn a little more about these wallpapers, check out /r/androidthemes and /r/kustom. The stuff I see people do on those subs blows my mind. It takes a little learning, but it is actually pretty fun!

I honestly didn't mean to write this much, but I really enjoy the app. Best of luck if you want to learn it!

This largely depends on the launch that you're using. I'm not sure of Samsung's launcher, but others like Nova allow you to change any app icon to any other icon from an icon pack or your default icon collection.

You can get Nova, or maybe some other launcher. It doesn't have these counters by default. You can install separate app called TeslaUnread to have them in Nova, and you can disable and enable the counter for every each app.

I mostly just messed around with Nova Launcher and different plugins until I got a close enough replica of this post. But if you're wondering how to customize your home screen in general I recommend checking out /r/themingtutorials and /r/androidthemes.

Not sure about calendar apps, but if you're running a launcher like Nova that allows icon packs, there are packs that dynamically update the icon of the Google Calendar app to show the current date. I just started using CandyCons which does this, but I think it's a fairly common feature in icon packs.

If you're a beginner in terms of Android which you seem to be, stay away from Package Disabler, it's not necessary for you to do it and might result in more problems than it solves so it probably would be the best not to bother with a Package Disabler.

In terms of Nova Launcher, I would definitely try it. It improved my experience with the S7 Edge by a lot. You get to customise a lot with Nova Launcher as well, if that's your thing. It's really worth the try. Free and Premium.

For transitioning make sure your deregister from imessage [link] (use this link if you cant change your imessage in settings app) other than that I just did a clean start on my phone. On Android there are alternative text messages and dialer apps so you might want to play with them if the one that comes with the zenfone is bad. Also make sure to keep an eye on your data usage for some reason it feels like Android is more vulnerable to having apps go crazy and use all your mobile data, (although this hasn't happened to me), you'll also probably want to throw on a new "launcher" which basically changes your home screen nova launcher is a good one theres a free one that has less features and a 5$ one that has more features [link]
There are other options like "action launcher 3", and "sf launcher 2". You can find both of these on the play store. There are also alternate app stores on Android google play is the main one, theres also the amazon app store and the amazon underground app store which has free apps that are normally paid. So check those out, theres also many different keyboard options but google keyboard is probably the best it might come preinstalled on your phone but you also might have to download it off the play store, finally when it comes to Reddit clients I prefer " Reddit is fun" but I have also used relay in the past, try them both out and see which layout you like better because they are both very solid. Other than that I can't really think of anything just remember any "system app" probably has a better alternative on the play store (notes, music player, calculator, messages, dialer, etc...).

It's wonderful, hella customizable. Prime is $5 and adds gestures and a few extra things such as unread notification markers. I adore it, definitely worth the $5, but if you're broke, I'm sure you can find it some other way.

A launcher is simply a program which can't interfer with taking pics and phone calls (not sure about opening apps, but I don't think it can...).

Also, it is better to install well made launcher because you have to deal with it everytime you pick up your phone, so it should be responsive and fast. One of the best launchers, that I suggest and use from one year, is Nova Launcher (the pro unlocker is currently on sale)

You could try using a 3rd party launcher like Nova Launcher which lets you change the look and feel of widgets. I stopped using the Todoist widget on my screens earlier this year but I here is a screenshot of how small or large you can make it on a Nexus 6P. You'll have to scroll down on the screenshot to view the small size of the widget.

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